ABSTRACT
The learning outcome is specifically designed to test our knowledge of the various laws and documents relating to electrical equipment maintenance. There are a number of areas within the IET Code of Practice that provide information relating to the learning outcome. The IET Code of Practice lists and gives some information on the key statutory documents relating to portable appliance testing and expands on areas such as scope, responsibility and maintenance. This chapter presents assessment criteria of portable appliance testing: inspecting and testing items of hand-held or portable electrical equipment to current industry standards and completing appropriate documentation. The appropriate documentation to be completed is equipment register, equipment formal visual and combined inspection and test record and label. It is essential that people practise these tasks on a variety of equipment, both class I and class II, until they become second nature, thus building up experience as well as knowledge and improving their level of competence.
